Weather boosts crowd as eight Piedmont league clubs start season
In Charlotte on April 27, officials and bands greeted opening day across four North Carolina cities as eight Piedmont league teams began play. Bramham of Durham praised Wilmington Pirates joining the circuit with strong backing. Managers and players from Raleigh, Asheville, Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem, and Durham looked to lift attendance with favorable weather and a competitive schedule.
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Bennett
Durham Bulls
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Lefty Wilson
Patriots
Vincent O’brien
High Point
Winston-Salem
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Armour
Fort Worth
Poilater
Page Dennis
Winston
Hal Weafer
Odie Strain
Joe Guyon
Louisville
Freddy Myers
Walker and Levinsky Set for Chicago Bout Confidence High
Mick ey Walker is the favorite in the Chicago stadium ring Friday night against King Levinsky, who passes up Australia to chase the Schmeling Sharkey winner next June. Both boxers completed final training as Levinsky weighs 194 pounds and Walker 171. Tickets hit about $40 000 in advance sales per Billy Burke of the stadium box office.
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Chicago Stadium
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Playoff Talk From Piedmont Circle Promises High Drama
Buddy Tanner forecasts a Pats playoff showdown with High Point a fast hard hitting club. George Whitted hails Piedmont’s strong season and value. Charlotte Hornets lose stars but still boast depth per Guy Lacy. Harry Wilkie vows Winston-Salem will fight every game with gusto.
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Buddy Tanner
Guilford
George Whitted
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Charlotte Hornets
Guy Lacy
Harry Wilkie
Winston-Salem
High Point defeats Greensboro in racially split swimming meet
High Point team wins 3 of 4 individual events at the Gate City YMCA meet against Greensboro 37 to 26. Relay and medley wins highlighted by 120 yard relay won by High Point and swimmers McDonald Bass Gerringer Murphy Koontz Jester Fincke Whitely noted in results.
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High Point Loses Track Meet to Duke Freshmen
High Point High School fell 86 1 2 to 37 1 2 to Duke University freshmen in a rain slow meet. W Sams won the high jump, Parker the 120 yard high hurdles, and Sizemore the 220 yard dash as younger team members impressed.
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Memphis Pitcher Forgiven After A W O L Incident
Memphis Chickasaws righthander Kit May disappeared without notice to become a father in Weyers Cave Virginia. Club president Tom Watkins forgave him and reinstated him after a ten day suspension and a fine.
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Memphis Chickasaws
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Frogs Halting Factory at Chalon sur Saone
Large factory in Chalon sur Saone France faced a complete standstill as hundreds of thousands of frogs swarmed water pipes machinery elevators and even disrupted the electric power supply in a widespread invasion that halted operations.
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Memphis Surges Past Chattanooga to Lead Southern Association
Memphis rose to the top of the Southern Association by defeating Nashville 6 to 2 as Chattanooga fell 4 to 3 to Little Rock in a pitching duel. Memphis improved to 11–3 while Chattanooga stood 11–4. Knox ville crushed New Orleans 13–4 with three homers from Tommy Baylor. Birmingham lost to Atlanta 5–4 and Southeastern league split doubleheaders with mixed results.
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Major League Batting and Scoring Leaders Listed
The record shows leaders in batting, runs, and RBIs across teams. Key names include Critz and Suhr leading batting, Lindstrom and Klein among top runs, Terry and Hermah driving RBIs, with Gehrig and Ruth featuring prominently in multiple categories.
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Phillies
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Hermah
Reds
Terry Giants
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Dodgers
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Cardinals
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Spohrer
Braves
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Tick On Favorite To Win Shenandoah Race
Tick On, co favorite with Whitney's Top Flight to win the Shenandoah, is heavy favorite for the Shenandoah feature in Havre de Grace. The three year old Tick On has not yet appeared this year and runs the Shenandoah mile and 70 yard trial.
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U S Golf Stars Not 10 Vie With Tennis Invaders
New York April 27 Many of America's golf stars will skip European events this year while tennis players prepare for more foreign titles. Tommy Armour MacDonald Smith Gene Sarazen booked for British Open at Sandwich June 6. Golf’s strongest showing comes from women with six players including Hicks Ware Orcutt Hill Van Wie Pressler Cheney set for British women’s championship. The tennis contingent features Wills Moody Jacobs Harper Vines Allison Van Ryn Shields plus independents Wood Mangin likely at Wimbledon and British and French championships.
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Marion Hollins
Harley Highie
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Lawrence A. Harper
Sarah Palfrey
Ellsworth Vines
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Frank Shields
Sidney B. Wood
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Red Sox Crush A’s 10 to 2 at Shibe Park
The Boston Red Sox routed Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia Athletics 10 to 2 as Ed Durham held the Mackmen to five hits. Earl Webb homered, while errors by Joe Boley and Dibrell Williams sparked a six run sixth inning. The Yankees moved into second with a 6 to 5 win over Washington.
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Washington Senators
Senators
Alvin Crowder
Wrestling results at New York Coliseum
Jim Londos defeated Leon Pinetz while Jim McMillen toppled Andy Zahjroff in New York Coliseum matches. Herman Hickman of Tennessee drew with Herb Freeman of New York in a six man card featuring international stars.
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Jim Londos
Greece
Leon Pinetzki
Poland
Jim McMillen
Chicago
Andy Zahjroff
Russia
Herman Hickman
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Drew
Herb Freeman
New York
Elks Meet Yields Notable Throws by Browning Makcewicz and McGill
At New York Brooklyn Elks Jim Browning Verona threw Mercier from Montreal. Joe Makcewicz Utica N Y threw Patrick McKay of Memphis. Pat McGill Omaha threw Bob Wilkie Buffalo.
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Brooklyn Elks
Jim Browning
Verona
A Mercier
Montreal
Joe Makcewicz
Utica
N. Y
Patrick McKay
Memphis
Pat McGill
Omaha
Bob Wilkie
Buffalo
Buffalo Ed George decisioned Regis Siki and others in match
At Buffalo, Ed George defeated Regis Siki with bouts against Nick Lutze from Los Angeles, Charley Lehman from Dallas, Leonard Macaluso of East Aurora New York, and Len Hail of Lincoln Nebraska, with Casey Kazanjian of California and Mario Giglio of Italy also participating in the event.
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Boxing Results From Little Rock Bouts
Rudy Dusek 212 of Omaha defeated Jack Vincent 200 of Little Rock. Marshal Blackstock 205 of Chattanooga defeated Steve Zwoski 215 of Boston. Jackie Fields of Seminole drew with Bill Hennicutt of Benton.
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Rudy Dusek
Omaha
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Jack Vincent
Marshal Blackstock
Chattanooga
Steve Zwoski
Boston
Jackie Fields
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Bill Hennicutt
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Crows' nests block chimney killing woman and grandson
A blocked chimney in the home of Mrs. Mary Davies in Neath Wales caused lethal carbon monoxide fumes from a stove. Mrs. Davies and her grandson died in the incident.
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Gorilla Jones Retains Title with Points Victory
Gorilla Jones, National Boxing Association middleweight champion, outpointed Young Terry in Trenton to preserve the title. Dick Powell of Akron knocked out Al Reed of Newark in three rounds.
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California fighter Baer stops Suderski by technical knockout
Los Angeles based Max Baer beat Paul Suderski of Syracuse by technical knockout in seven rounds. Earlier Jess Akers of Atlanta defeated Wally Fraser of Inglewood in six rounds.
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Jess Akers
Atlanta
Wally Fraser
Inglewood
Yesterday's Stars and Associated Plays Highlight
Babe Ruth of the Yankees made a spectacular catch and singled in the eighth to set up the winning run against the Senators. Ed Durham of the Red Sox held the Athletics to five hits and earned a 5-2 victory.
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Schedule of Three MLB Games Today
The card lists three matchups: St. Louis at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Chicago, and New York at Brooklyn. No other games are on today's national slate.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Results Yesterday Scores Across The League
Yesterday’s results show Cleveland and St Louis tied, Chicago beat Detroit, Washington postponed. New York defeated Boston 10 to 5, Philadelphia won 2 to 0.
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Matchups listed for NBA rivalries across eight cities
Cleveland at St Louis, Chicago at Detroit, Washington at New York, Boston at Philadelphia show a slate of marquee intercity games. The pairings emphasize classic eastern and midwestern showdowns with rival teams set for key dates across the season.
Buffalo Defeats Jersey City 6 2 Despite Rain
Buffalo rally secures a 6 to 2 victory over Jersey City as rain hampers other games. The contest showcased strong offense from Buffalo and dampened play for both teams with wet field conditions.
Where They Play Toda Buffalo at Newark
Rochester at Baltimore Toronto at Reading Monreal at Jersey City and Buffalo at Newark form a set of listed matchups.
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Montreal
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Toronto
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Unclear Match Scores Too Fragmented
Scores listed: Birmingham 4, Atlanta 6, New Orleans 4, Knoxville Chattanooga 3, Little Rock Nashville 2, Memphis 6. No teams or dates provided to confirm context or event.
Birmingham at Atlanta and More NFL Style Matchups
Birmingham plays Atlanta in a listed matchup followed by New Orleans at Knoxville Chattanooga at Little Rock and Nashville at Memphis, indicating a slate of regional football or basketball contests across multiple cities.
Mrs Hill Seeks English French German Golf Titles in 1932
Mrs. O. B. Hill of Kansas City aims to compete for English French and German women’s golf titles in 1932 and likely will bid for the American championship at Salem Massachusetts. She travels with the U S women’s team to Wentworth England May 21 and may also enter the British women’s tournament May 26 to June 2. Hill, who began golf after age 30 for health, recently won four prizes and three championships during a south swing and expects her best season ahead.
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